Roče

Roče
Roče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′6.85″N 13°48′50.61″E / 46.1185694°N 13.8140583°ECoordinates: 46°7′6.85″N 13°48′50.61″E / 46.1185694°N 13.8140583°E
Country	Slovenia
Region	Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Tolmin
Area
• Total	2.11 km^2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation	353.2 m (1,158.8 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	64
[1]

Roče (pronounced [ˈɾoːtʃɛ]) is a dispersed settlement on the right bank of the Idrijca River in the municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2] The church in the village is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist and the year 1550 is carved over the entrance to the church. Roče was first mentioned in the land terrier of Tolmin in 1377.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Tolmin municipal site
3. Church of St. John the Evangelist in Roče (in Slovenian)
4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 419.

External links

• Roče on Geopedia